Exam 1 Flashcards
Features between two or more organisms are ______ if they share common ancestry
Homologous
Features of two or more organisms are ____ if they only share a common function
Analogous
A term that means similar in structure AND origin
Homology
Structures can be 1.) _____, 2.) _____, or 3.) ______.
Homologous Analogous Both
Retention by an organism of juvenile or larval traits later into life
Paedomorphosis
When certain characteristics possessed by a former ancestor are lost
Degeneration
_____ characteristics are held by lower forms
Primitive
A characteristic found in higher vertebrates in the phylogenetic tree
Advanced
Higher vertebrates with an amniotic sac
Amniotes
Lower vertebrates without an amniotic sac
Anamniotes
The membrane sac that surrounds the embryo
Amnion
Features found within a specific group
Specialized
A structure in the body of an organism with no apparent function - it may have had a function at one time but through years of evolution the function was lost
Vestigial
Structures are _____ ______ if they occupy different spatial positions in a series of similar structures (in the same animal)
Serially Homologous
Structures are _______ ________ if they develop from equivalent embryonic primordia, but are dimorphic
Sexually Homologous
Erect and facing the observer, arms at sides, palms of the hands turned forward so the radius and ulna do not cross
Anatomical Position
Toward the head or the upper part of a structure (3 Terms)
Superior/Cephalad/Craniad
Away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure (2 Terms)
Inferior/Caudad
Nearer to or at the front of the body (2 Terms)
Anterior/Ventral
Nearer to or at the back of the body (2 Terms)
Posterior/Dorsal
Nearer the midline of the body or a structure (1 Term)
Medial
Farther from the midline of the body or a structure (1 Term)
Lateral
Between two structures (1 Term)
Intermediate
Nearer the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure (1 Term)
Proximal
Farther from the attachment of an extremity to the trunk or a structure (1 Term)
Distal
Toward or on the surface of the body (1 Term)
Superficial
Away from the surface of the body (1 Term)
Internal
Pertaining to the outer wall of a body cavity (1 Term)
Parietal
Pertaining to the covering of an organ (1 Term)
Visceral
Imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body
Planes
A plane that runs vertically
Sagittal
A plane that runs through the midline of the body, runs vertically and divides the body or organs into equal right and left sides
Midsagittal
A plane that runs vertically, but divides the body or organs into unequal left and right portions
Parasagittal
A plane that runs vertically and divides the body or organs into anterior/posterior
Frontal/Coronal Plane
A plane that runs parallel to the ground and divides the body or organs into superior/inferior portions
Horizontal/Transverse Plane
A cavity containing the brain
Cranial
A cavity containing the spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves
Vertebral
The chest cavity. contains the ____, ______, and _____ cavities.
Thoracic; Pleural, Pericardial, Mediastinum
Cavity surrounding the lungs, the serous membrane is the pleura
Pleural
Cavity surrounding the heart; the serous membrane of this cavity is the pericardium
Pericardial
The central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs, extends from sternum to vertebral column and from neck to diaphragm; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels
Mediastinum
What are the subphyla of Phylum Chordata
Urochordata Cephalochordata Vertebrata
Animals that have a notochord in the embryo stage at least
Chordates
What are the big 4 morphological characteristics of chordates?
- Notochord
- Hollow dorsal nerve cord
- Perforated pharynx
- Post-anal tail
Name other characteristics of chordates
- Bilateral symmetry
- Cephalization
- Metamerism/segmentation
- True body cavity or coelom
- Triploblastic germ layers
- Blastopore becomes anus (Deuterostome)
- True endoskeleton
- Presence of ventrally located heart
Longitudinal rod of support tissue that is derived from the dorsal wall of the embryonic gut
Notochord
Who retains the notochord as adults?
Cephalochordates and many vertebrates
What is the location of the notochord?
Immediately ventral to the CNS, dorsal to the alimentary canal, extending from midbrain to the tip of the tail
Muscular proboscis with a small organ in hemichordates
Homolog of the notochord
Where does the dorsal hollow nerve cord derive from? How?
Ectoderm; Neuralation
What does the hollow central nervous system consist of?
A brain, spinal cord, and central lumen (neurocoel)
Extended anterior portion of the gut, perforated by numerous slits and can allow water taken into the mouth to be passed out of the body
Perforated pharynx
This separates adjacent pharyngeal - another name for gill arch
Pharyngeal arch
Circulatory system in cephalochordates where the heart pumps blood. Name the type of heart and list blood flow
Ventral heart; forward into a ventral aorta, up through aortic arches, into a dorsal aorta
Principle sense and nervous organs are concentrated in the head region
Cephalization
What subphyla has no head?
Urochordates
Segmentation of some features of the body
Metamerism
Three deuterostomes
Phylum Echinodermata Phylum Hemichordata Phylum Chordata
Balanoglossus and Dolichoglossus are tongue worms in the Phylum ______
Hemichordata
Name the division of Phylum Chordata and list their respective names
Urochordata - tunicates Cephalochordata - amphioxus Vertebrata
Name the classes of Phylum Vertebrata. If they are extinct, indicate so.
Agnatha Placodermi (Extinct) Chrondrichthyes Amphibia Reptilia Aves Mammalia
What is the name of the notochord homolog in hemichordates?
Stomochord
A short diverticulum of the foregut, which extends forward into the proboscis
Stomochord
________ have vertebrate-type pharyngeal gill slits and a larvae called tornaria that’s bilaterally symmetrical.
Hemichordates
Describe the circulatory and reproductive systems of hemichordates
Circulatory - dorsal and ventral longitudinal vessel Reproductive - segmented series of gonads
What are the two groups of extant non-vertebrate chordates?
Urochordate and cephalochordate
The larval form of urochordates may represent a starting point for the evolution of _____.
Vertebrates
_______ may have lifestyles similar in some ways to those of the earliest vertebrates.
Cephalochordates
Nonvertebrate chordates that are both small marine animals
Urochordates and Cephalochordates
What is the common name of urochordates?
Tunicates
Describe the characters of adult urochordates?
Shaped like sacs/stalks, sessile, body covered by tunics
What types of feeders are adult urochordates?
Filter
Where is the atrium in adult urochordates?
Between the tunic and pharynx
In adult urochordates, food is trapped in a sticky mucus that moves from the ____ to pharyngeal bars, and then to the ______.
Endostyle; Esophagus
In what stage do urochorates moreso resemble vertebrates?
Larval
Where is the notochord located in larval urochordates?
The tail
What am I? Has pharynx with gill slits, post-anal tail, and larval stage lasts two days
Larval urochordate
What is the best known cephalochordate? Give the common and Latin name
Amphioxus Branchiostoma lanceolatum
Name the primitive characteristics of Branchiostoma lancelatum
- Nephridia
- Pigmented eye spot
- No heart
- Epidermis one cell thick
- Segmented musculature
- Notochord
Name the specialized characteristics of Branchiostoma lancelatum
Notochord extends anterior to brain Atrium and metapleural folds Feeding apparatus
Blocks of striated muscle fibers arranged on both sides of the body separated by sheets of connective tissue. Found in cephalochordates as well as urochordate larvae.
Myomeres
What are these?
Metapleural folds
In amphioxus, the notochord extends the full length of the body, prevents the body from _____ when the _____ contract, and extends from the tip of the snout, to the end of the tail, going beyond the region of ______.
Shortening; Myomeres; Myomeres
What are the pharynx and gill slits used for in amphioxus?
Filter feeding
How do cephalochordates breathe? What is the major difference between cephalochorates and vertebrates?
Through the skin
Vertebrates use the pharynx and gill slites for respiration
Name the parts of the Amphioxus:
- Attached to the margin of the oral hood; filters out large particles
- Ciliated tracts, some food particles are entrapped and sent back to the pharynx
- Screens food particles (Velar Tentacles)
- Buccal cirri
- Wheel organ
- Velum
Describe the circulatory system of cephalochordates
No true heart, no red/white blood cells, there’s a ventral pump located behind the gill slits that powers circulation ventral to dorsal through the gill arches
Describe the nervous system of cephalochordates
Hollow dorsal nerve cord and no true brain
What make up the excretory system in cephalochordates? They are a part of the nephrons in vertebrates
Solenocytes/Podocytes
An important difference is that the excretory organs of cephalochordates are derived from _____ instead of _____ (as in vertebrates).
Ectoderm; Mesoderm
Instead of a true liver, what do cephalochordates have?
Hepatic diverticula (midgut cecum)
Wehere does the atrium of cephalochordates open to?
The outside through the atriopore
Name the triploblastic germ layers of vertebrates
- Ectoderm - outside
- Mesoderm - middle
- Endoderm - inside
Part of the vertebrate body that is lined by the mesoderm
Body cavity/Coelom
Define a complete gut
There are separate openings for the mouth and the anus
In vertebrates, where does the anus derive from?
Blastopore
In vertebrates, where does the internal skeleton derive from?
Mesoderm
What does mesoderm in vertebrates form from?
Tissue in the embryonic gut
What do vertebrates have in common with adult urochordates? Larval urochordates?
- Pharyngeal gill slits
- The big four characteristics
What are the shared characters of vertebrates and cephalochordates?
- True somites/myotomes
- Certain mesoderm specialization
- Development of various neural tissue by the notochord
- A caudal (tail) fin fold
- Ventral to dorsal pattern of blood circulation
- Excretory tissue formed from specialized cells (podocytes)
In vertebrates, muscle blocks are usually called ____, rather than _____ or myomeres.
Somites; Myotomes
Only vertebrates have a true ____, ____ structure, and ____ that supports and protects the _____.
Brain; Skeletal; Cranium; Brain
Sense organs of vertebrates
Eyes, ears, and olfactory organs
Name the unique characters of vertebrates
- Hepatic portal system
- Gall bladder
- Pancreas
- Spleen
- Heart with chambers
What is the function of the perforated pharyx in vertebrates?
Respiratory
Describe the most distinct and important new feature observed in early vertebrates
Head with tripartite brain inside cartilaginous cranium - included sense organs
Instead of cilia, what did early vertebrates use to move water over gill bars? How did they use the water?
Pharyngeal musculature; Respiration
Where did bony tissue form in early vertebrates as a kind of exoskeleton?
Skin
Agnathan
A jawless vertebrate
Gnathostome
Vertebrate with jaws
Vertebrate with (or had) four legs
Ex: Amphibian
Tetrapod
What permitted egg-laying on land and prevented dessication of the embryo in early vertebrates?
The amniotic sac - specialized membrane around the embryo
Name the classes of fish, state if they are extinct
- Agnatha
- Placodermi - extinct
- Chondrichthyes
- Acanthodii - extinct
- Osteichthyes
Name the subclasses of Agnatha (vertebrate without jaws) and give examples
- Myxinoidea
- Hagfish
- Cephalaspidomorpha
- Ostracoderms - extinct
- Lamprey
Name the subclasses of Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) and give examples
- Elasmobranchi
- Sharks
- Rays
- Holocephali
- Chimaeras
Name the subclasses of Osteichthyes (bony fish) and give examples
- Actinopterygii (ray finned)
- Chondrostei
- Bichirs
- Sturgeons
- Paddlefish
- Neopterygii
- Gars
- Bowfins
- Teleosts
- Chondrostei
- Sarcopterygii (lobe finned)
Coelacanths
Lungfish
Lampreys and hagfish are a group of agnathans called _____.
Cyclostomes